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Two bowls of vegan black bean soup.
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5 from 2 votes

Instant Pot Vegan Black Bean Soup

This perfect vegan black bean soup takes you from dried to super soft beans in just over an hour. Perfect for chilly days! 
Prep Time8 minutes
Cook Time1 hour
Total Time1 hour 8 minutes
Course: Main Course, Soup
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 servings
Calories: 271kcal
Author: Andrew Bernard

Equipment

  • 6 qt Instant Pot

Ingredients

  • 2 tablespoon olive oil (or vegetable stock if oil free)
  • 1 red onion, chopped
  • 1 red bell pepper, chopped (can use another color pepper)
  • 2 large carrots, diced small
  • 6 cloves garlic, minced
  • 4 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1 tablespoon cumin
  • 1 ½ teaspoon dried oregano
  • ½ teaspoon salt (adjust to taste)
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper (adjust to taste)
  • 2 bay leaves
  • 2 ½ cups dry black beans, picked over and beans removed
  • 1 quart vegetable stock
  • 2 cups water

Optional Toppings/What To Serve With

Instructions

  • Chop onions, garlic, carrots and pepper. 
  • Add olive oil (or vegetable stock) to the Instant Pot and hit the saute method. Allow it to heat up and add onions, pepper, and carrots.  Saute until soft (about 3-4 minutes). 
  • Add in the garlic and seasoning and saute for 1 more minute. Turn off the saute method. 
  • Add in the dried beans, vegetable stock, and water. 
  • Put instant pot lid onto the body and close the lid.  Make sure that the pressure valve is sealed. 
  • Press manual and cook on high pressure for 1 hour.
  • When the time goes off, let the pressure release via Quick Release.  *If you are not sure about this, please read your manual. 
  • Stir everything together. 
  • To thicken either-
    1. Use a potato masher to mash some of the beans right in the instant pot
    2.Use an immersion blender in the instant pot
    3. pull some of the mixture out and place in a blender and blend (like 2 cups)
    *If you prefer a thinner soup like seen when removing Instant Pot lid, skip this step.
  • Serve. 

Notes

*This soup is Top 8 Allergy Free
**Nutritional facts are just estimates. Please utilize your own brand nutritional values to double check against our estimates. 
*See post if you want to cook on the stove or use canned beans

Nutrition

Serving: 1serving | Calories: 271kcal | Carbohydrates: 45g | Protein: 14g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 656mg | Potassium: 1055mg | Fiber: 11g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 4047IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 106mg | Iron: 4mg